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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Manufacturing (16.2%), Retail trade (13.2%).
Detached houses: $184,141Here:$184,141State:$180,542 Townhouses or other attached units: $121,727Here:$121,727State:$174,118 In 2-unit structures: $67,156Here:$67,156State:$114,067 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $40,968Here:$40,968State:$127,773 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $94,682Here:$94,682State:$190,835 Mobile homes: $79,643Here:$79,643State:$37,932 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $33,078Here:$33,078State:$46,345
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 58.6% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.9%
McCain (Republican): 54.6% Obama (Democratic): 44.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,416 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,237 (1.2%)
Area name: St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Charles County is $526 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $654 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $842 a month.
Cities in this county include: St. Charles, St. Peters, O'Fallon, Lake St. Louis, Wentzville, Weldon Spring, Dardenne Prairie, Cottleville, St. Paul, West Alton.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.116 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.092 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 15.2 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 39 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in St. Charles County: Cul de Sac (A), Weldon Spring Ordnance Works (B), Cuivre Club (C), Tyler (D), Groves (E), Mid America Raceway (F), Augusta Wastewater Treatment Plant (G), Duckett Creek Sanitation District Treatment Plant Number 2 (H), Missouri Department of Conservation Forestry Saint Louis Regional Field Fire Office Saint Charles (I), Daniel Boone Home (J), Orchard Farm Fire Protection District (K), New Melle Fire Protection District Station 3 (L), New Melle Fire Protection District Station 2 (M), Augusta Community Fire Company Station 2 (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in St. Charles County include: Christ Lutheran Church (A), Immaculate Conception Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Weldon Spring Church (E), New Melle Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Pauls Cemetery (1), Barweis Cemetery (2), Dardenne Cemetery (3), Francis Howell Cemetery (4), Friedens Cemetery (5), Thomas Howell Cemetery (6), Journey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Grassy Lake (B), Fish Slough (C), Twin Lakes (D), Clear Lake (E), Twin Lakes (F), Centaur Chute (G), Bernard Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Silver Spring Creek (A), Becker Branch (B), Bigelow Creek (C), Callaway Fork (D), Cole Creek (E), Crow Creek (F), Cuivre River (G), Cuivre Slough (H), Cunningham Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in St. Charles County include: August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area (1), Weldon Spring Conservation Area (2), Howell Island Conservation Area (3), Common Fields of Portage des Sioux (4), River Road Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in St. Charles County: Cul de Sac (A), Weldon Spring Ordnance Works (B), Cuivre Club (C), Tyler (D), Groves (E), Mid America Raceway (F), Augusta Wastewater Treatment Plant (G), Duckett Creek Sanitation District Treatment Plant Number 2 (H), Missouri Department of Conservation Forestry Saint Louis Regional Field Fire Office Saint Charles (I), Daniel Boone Home (J), Orchard Farm Fire Protection District (K), New Melle Fire Protection District Station 3 (L), New Melle Fire Protection District Station 2 (M), Augusta Community Fire Company Station 2 (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in St. Charles County include: Christ Lutheran Church (A), Immaculate Conception Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Weldon Spring Church (E), New Melle Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Pauls Cemetery (1), Barweis Cemetery (2), Dardenne Cemetery (3), Francis Howell Cemetery (4), Friedens Cemetery (5), Thomas Howell Cemetery (6), Journey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Grassy Lake (B), Fish Slough (C), Twin Lakes (D), Clear Lake (E), Twin Lakes (F), Centaur Chute (G), Bernard Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Silver Spring Creek (A), Becker Branch (B), Bigelow Creek (C), Callaway Fork (D), Cole Creek (E), Crow Creek (F), Cuivre River (G), Cuivre Slough (H), Cunningham Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in St. Charles County include: August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area (1), Weldon Spring Conservation Area (2), Howell Island Conservation Area (3), Common Fields of Portage des Sioux (4), River Road Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Calhoun County, Illinois , Franklin County , Jersey County, Illinois , Lincoln County , Madison County, Illinois , St. Louis County , Warren County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 15,745 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 5,841 (50% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.0%
Housing units in St. Charles County with a mortgage: 61,073 (5,777 second mortgage, 8,445 home equity loan, 226 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 13,077
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Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in St. Charles County (%):
8.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,602 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($183 average AGI)St. Charles County:0.05%Missouri average:0.11% 5.72% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($34,073 average AGI) 2.60% relocated from other states ($19,346 average AGI)St. Charles County:2.60%Missouri average:2.98%
6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,005 average adjusted gross income)
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($180 average AGI)St. Charles County:0.04%Missouri average:0.05% 4.14% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($26,738 average AGI) 2.38% relocated to other states ($22,087 average AGI)St. Charles County:2.38%Missouri average:2.81%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 33,024 (28,745 aged, 4,279 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 19.3. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 93.3. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
65,592 spouses, 95,397 children (86,949 natural, 2,303 adopted, 6,145 stepchildren), 2,893 grandchildren, 1,139 brothers or sisters, 1,037 parents, 2,152 other relatives, 4,167 non-relatives
Size of family households: 28,794 2-persons, 18,027 3-persons, 18,748 4-persons, 8,373 5-persons, 2,463 6-persons, 1,048 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 19,654 1-person, 3,944 2-persons, 493 3-persons, 219 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 17 6-persons.
96.0% of residents of St. Charles County speak English at home. 1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well). 0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
Population growth in St. Charles County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 20.14 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
51% of St. Charles County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Missouri.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $142,500
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Parks and Recreation: $5,829,000
Air Transportation: $267,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,164,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,261,000
Police Protection: $1,566,000
General - Other: $1,109,000
Police Protection: $14,730,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,019,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,871,000
General - Other: $6,817,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,205,000
Financial Administration: $6,171,000
Health - Other: $4,638,000
Central Staff Services: $3,529,000
General Public Buildings: $3,059,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,199,000
Housing and Community Development: $562,000
Water Utilities: $521,000
Natural Resources - Other: $519,000
Air Transportation: $219,000
All Other: $3,671,000
Health and Hospitals: $805,000
Highways: $712,000
Sale of Property: $1,585,000
General Revenue, NEC: $574,000
Special Assessments: $415,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,323,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,064,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $191,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,489,000
Police Protection: $407,000
Financial Administration: $186,000
Central Staff Services: $182,000
General Public Building: $85,000
Health - Other: $76,000
Water Utilities: $58,000
Correctional Institutions: $49,000
Housing and Community Development: $9,000
Air Transportation: $5,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
Highways: $4,418,000
Health and Hospitals: $281,000
Property: $16,961,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,849,000
Other License: $1,228,000
Public Utilities Sales: $315,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $257,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $187,000
Motor Vehicle License: $79,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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